What color is #8F9367?

#8F9367 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9367?

The RGB value is 143, 147, 103: 143 red, 147 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9367?

The complementary color is #6B6793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9367?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9367 color

#8F9367 rgb(143, 147, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8F9367 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 57.6% green and 40.4% blue (143, 147, 103).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#8F9367 color codes

HEX	`#8F9367`
RGB	`rgb(143, 147, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 57.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, -8.93, 22.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 24.56, 111.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.21, 27.687, 16.898)`
Decimal	`9409383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9367, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8F9367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8F9367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9367; }
.text { color: #8f9367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 147 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9367, #799367); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8F9367?: #8F9367 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9367?: The RGB value is 143, 147, 103: 143 red, 147 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9367?: The complementary color is #6B6793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9367?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.